Topic 4, Lesson 2: India's Vedic Age

Topic 4, Lesson 2: India's Vedic Age

Directions: Record any information you consider vital. I will point out certain things you need to copy. Be prepared to respond to prompts and multiple choice questions throughout lesson. Rewards will be given.

​Lesson Essential Questions

What were the many contributions of ancient India?

Unit Essential Question

Essential Questions

Key Vocabulary - Write and define.

The Indo-Aryans

• What is the most recent theory of scholars regarding how Indo-Aryans came to the Subcontinent?

• What are the Vedas?

• How were the Vedas honored by the Ancient Indians? How did they survive through early generations?

• What is Sanskrit?

• Which was the oldest Veda?

• What major religion was influenced by the Vedas?

• What did the Vedas teach us about Indo-Aryans? Hpw did they measure wealth?

• Where did the Vedic Civilization flourish?

• EXPLORE: The Vedic Era Gods

Multiple Choice

Veda

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

• position in society

• accomplishment that requires effort or skill

• a collection of hundreds, and even thousands, of sacred hymns

Multiple Choice

caste

• position in society

• groupings based on one's skill

• a fixed social class into which a person is born

• birth group

Multiple Choice

varnas

• groupings based on one's skill

• position in society

• a fixed social class into which a person is born

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

Multiple Choice

jati

• birth group

• a collection of hundreds, and even thousands, of sacred hymns

• position in society

• problem or subject to be discussed or decided

Multiple Choice

A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns and text composed by the Aryans of Ancient India

• Veda

• caste

• varna

• status

Multiple Choice

The Vedas was first passed down by word of mouth by the ______________.

• the lost American people.

• Hindu people

• Indo-Aryan people.

• Buddha people

Multiple Choice

Indo-Aryans

• People who were originally from what is now Afghanistan and Central Asia who migrate into India

• The language of sacred Hindu Literature. Ancestor of modern Indian Language

• A section from the world's longest poem. Dialogue between the warrior-prince Arjuna and the god Krishna

Multiple Choice

Sanskrit

• A sacred book

• The language of sacred literature

• A classification within a Varna group

The Caste System

• What were the two social groupings in ancient India?

• Differentiate between the varnas and the jati.

• Who were the Untouchables or the Dalits?

• How has the caste system changed over time?

Multiple Choice

a position in society, some people will have more influence on others based on their wealth, position, or leadership ability.

• Veda

• caste

• varna

• status

Multiple Choice

The highest of the caste classes. They are on their way to Nirvana

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Sudras

• Brahmins

Multiple Choice

The warrior class, second only to priests in the caste system.

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Sudras

• Brahmins

Multiple Choice

This is the merchant class. Although not at the top, you would still be doing well living in this social class.

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Sudras

• Brahmins

Multiple Choice

Later on, the Hindu people needed a group of people who would take care of the trash and dispose of dead bodies through cremation. These people were called the Dalits or the _________.

• Perpetrators

• Untouchables

• Undertakers

• Terminators